Prepares students for positions in the heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry.

Degree Info at a Glance

Type: AAT Degree

Approx. # of Quarters: 4

Estimated Cost: $9,685.64

Admission Dates: Fall, winter, spring and summer

Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions as service technicians, building maintenance technicians, equipment assemblers, and start-up residential and light commercial installers. Students will participate in work-based training through realistic training activities on campus.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities that enhance personal development and serve as a foundation for technical skills.

This program is approved as an HVAC/Refrigeration (06A) specialty electrical training program in the state of Washington.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates applying to become an HVAC/Refrigeration (06A) specialty electrician can be credited with an estimated 1,178 hours of work experience. This program is not applicable to any other electrical specialty or sub-category.

Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the requirements for diversity, computer literacy and the capstone project.

Program Length: This program is approximately four quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

Admission Dates: Summer, fall, winter and spring quarters

Prerequisites: None

Program Requirements

Course #

Course Name

Credits

*HAC 102

Basic Electricity

5

*HAC 105

Electrical Circuits

4

*HAC 120

Advanced Controls & Troubleshooting

4

*HAC 160

Siemens Controls

2

*HAC 162

Electric Motors & Their Applications

4

*HAC 164

Electric Motors & Troubleshooting Motors

3

HAC 167

Green Awareness

3

HAC 170

Heating I

7

HAC 175

Heating Lab I

5

HAC 181

Heating II

6

HAC 183

Heating Lab II

4

HAC 201

Advanced Refrigeration Systems

10

HAC 230

EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification

1

HAC 237

Basic Refrigeration I

7

HAC 242

Basic Refrigeration Lab I

5

HAC 246

Basic Refrigeration II

6

HAC 249

Job Readiness

5

HAC 255CAP

Basic Refrigeration Lab II

3

HAC 256CAP

Commercial Heat Pumps

7

ENGL& 101

English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220

5

MAT 105

Math for Industrial Professions (or higher)

5

PSYC& 100DIV

General Psychology
(or other social science or humanities class that meets the diversity requirement)